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wings clipped with the last flight of the discovery the shuttles are to be commissioned soon and under obama's new space program astronauts will have to rely on the russian spacecraft to take them into orbit. broadcasting around the world from our studios in central moscow this is r.t. the u.n. security council has unanimously agreed sanctions against the libyan leader moammar gadhafi and his loyalists and has ordered an investigation into possible crimes against humanity after attacks on protesters opposed to the regime over a thousand have died in nearly two weeks of unrest procrit often groups have been confronting rebels and now in control of large areas of the country including that the city of zawiya thirty miles west of the capital tripoli the opposition wanting to end could out these forty one year rule have appointed former justice minister mustafa abdel julio to head a provisional government he has expressed frustration at the lack of support from other nations as good off these forces attempt to suppress the popular uprising was a brutal violence more than one hundred thousand peopl
wings clipped with the last flight of the discovery the shuttles are to be commissioned soon and under obama's new space program astronauts will have to rely on the russian spacecraft to take them into orbit. broadcasting around the world from our studios in central moscow this is r.t. the u.n. security council has unanimously agreed sanctions against the libyan leader moammar gadhafi and his loyalists and has ordered an investigation into possible crimes against humanity after attacks on...
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and president obama told u.s. governors that public employees should not be "vilified" in a bid to cut state spending. and to hari sreenivasan, for what's on the newshour online. hari. >> sreenivasan: watch more of jeff's interview with "parazit" hosts kambiz hosseini and saman arbabi on art beat. and on the libya story, our site for students and teachers, newshour extra, has a lesson plan on the role of technology in recent uprisings in africa and the middle east. plus on this week's political checklist, political editor david chalian talks with judy about the ongoing debate in wisconsin over collective bargaining, and the details behind the government shutdown stopgap. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. >> woodruff: that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday we'll look at the congressional showdown over spending cuts. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and goo
and president obama told u.s. governors that public employees should not be "vilified" in a bid to cut state spending. and to hari sreenivasan, for what's on the newshour online. hari. >> sreenivasan: watch more of jeff's interview with "parazit" hosts kambiz hosseini and saman arbabi on art beat. and on the libya story, our site for students and teachers, newshour extra, has a lesson plan on the role of technology in recent uprisings in africa and the middle east....
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this americans are baffled by obama's new space program which they feel and the reins to russians in the race to the plants. the founder of the wiki leaks website julian assange is to appeal a london court decision to extradite him to sweden on sex charges which were earlier dropped saying he won't get a fair trial he also believes the court proceedings in stockholm will bring him closer to prosecution in america in connection with a vast leak of top secret u.s. diplomatic files artie's kalen ford looks at the case and why many think it has more to do with politics than justice. when julian assange emerged less than a year ago with this video. showing u.s. troops going down an armed civilians into reuters journalist video games he was lauded as a hero of transparency. and anti war ally a human rights defender r.t. america interviewed his sons on the day of collateral murders release and what keeps people and more people of civilization as we understand how the world actually works. in the form of spirit used to get information out about the real world. a comment on the different. sou
this americans are baffled by obama's new space program which they feel and the reins to russians in the race to the plants. the founder of the wiki leaks website julian assange is to appeal a london court decision to extradite him to sweden on sex charges which were earlier dropped saying he won't get a fair trial he also believes the court proceedings in stockholm will bring him closer to prosecution in america in connection with a vast leak of top secret u.s. diplomatic files artie's kalen...
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by the end of this year nasa will no longer be able to send humans into space according to obama's plane responsibility will go to private companies which are expected to come up with cheaper ways to ferry astronauts to low earth orbit they know that they have a big step to take when they if they're thinking about putting humans into space and that's going to take a you know the next phase of their development so i have a oh gosh i agree that i can even estimate exactly no one can say for sure when the private american companies will come up with a new spaceship for years to come it will be the russians so use that's going to be the only means for people to reach the international space station which is perfectly fine with the leaders of russia and the u.s. but doesn't sit well with many americans how could this how. we could make it to the moon earth to build this wonderful equipment and then. and now we're we're reduced to being passengers on a russian ship and that's that's sort of it it's so a wounded pride thing klyde revealed itself in comments by some american lawmakers astronaut
by the end of this year nasa will no longer be able to send humans into space according to obama's plane responsibility will go to private companies which are expected to come up with cheaper ways to ferry astronauts to low earth orbit they know that they have a big step to take when they if they're thinking about putting humans into space and that's going to take a you know the next phase of their development so i have a oh gosh i agree that i can even estimate exactly no one can say for sure...
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this foreign policy has advice for the obama administration, and act for u.s. administration has been heard by anyone who's flown on the airline. during the preflight safety briefing count each passengers told a case of an emergency, place your oxygen mask on first and then help others with theirs. i've refer to this commonsense instruction in my books and i believe it's continuing direct pertinent to u.s. policy. before america, the feel of our allies of who can fight, who will fight rather can defeat the expanding islamist movement in egypt we must, unfortunately with more military power that we have use today. washington must put its own political and foreign-policy houses in order. .. if there be one principle more deeply rooted in the mind of every american, jefferson wrote in 1791, it is that we should have nothing to do with conquest. in america's dealings with iran and obviously with saudi arabia, as well as eds war with islam, we are losing because our bipartisan government and its academic immediate apologists have turned mr. jefferson's guidance on i
this foreign policy has advice for the obama administration, and act for u.s. administration has been heard by anyone who's flown on the airline. during the preflight safety briefing count each passengers told a case of an emergency, place your oxygen mask on first and then help others with theirs. i've refer to this commonsense instruction in my books and i believe it's continuing direct pertinent to u.s. policy. before america, the feel of our allies of who can fight, who will fight rather...
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seven we've had a an insidious link through the subsidization by the bush administration and now the obama administration the european union of this madness called biofuels because that takes the grain acreage out of production for corn forty percent of the american corn crop is now burned as a fuel alternative more c o two and more toxic if you want to measure c o two then even normal gasoline but the it has a beautiful effect in terms of the the grain cartel companies buying the a.t.m. and cargo and so forth to boost the grain prices wall street is having a ball with this so and that the twin effects of these two the synergies between the two are really a devil's circle that is highly dangerous i think that's something we have to address if countries in the always cd really want to do something about this they should end the biofuels subsidy madness they should reduce taxes on gasoline it's sixty seven percent of the tank of gasoline in germany is is a federal taxes so. you know there is much leeway here to move around but. ok and you want to jump into. the yeah the bio fuel subsidy is v
seven we've had a an insidious link through the subsidization by the bush administration and now the obama administration the european union of this madness called biofuels because that takes the grain acreage out of production for corn forty percent of the american corn crop is now burned as a fuel alternative more c o two and more toxic if you want to measure c o two then even normal gasoline but the it has a beautiful effect in terms of the the grain cartel companies buying the a.t.m. and...
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>> i have had frank conversation with president obama about this. i believe it is an incredibly close relationship, but when you disagree, you should be frank in saying so. in this situation, we do not agree. while the resolution was ideally drafted, we believe is right, and are disappointed that it was vetoed. we have to persuade the americans that further investment in the peace process is absolutely worth it, not just for its own sake, but for stability in the region. >> the government has been absolutely right to support the forces for democratic change, but does my honorable friend think that this supports will have any effect on future relationship with our other autocratic friends in the region? >> i was actually quite stroke, on a recent trip to the gulf region, how our old allies are actually in favor of taking further steps toward democracy, more open societies. far from the dismay from our clear reaction that democracy and freedom is a good thing, and they were fully in support of it. >> mr. speaker, in kuwait, promoting arms sales and ex
>> i have had frank conversation with president obama about this. i believe it is an incredibly close relationship, but when you disagree, you should be frank in saying so. in this situation, we do not agree. while the resolution was ideally drafted, we believe is right, and are disappointed that it was vetoed. we have to persuade the americans that further investment in the peace process is absolutely worth it, not just for its own sake, but for stability in the region. >> the...
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the obama administration is seeking to aid libyans ousting their leader. hillary clinton is in geneva to make the case for stronger action at a series of high-level talks. >> will: we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. the latest of wisconsin and why leaders there are still very mad at the government. here is a live look in san jose clear today, mild, and joy the next couple of days it will be sunny then the rain is back our way. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done. [ male announcer ] u-verse brings peace to the family. at&t u-verse lets you record four shows at once from any room and play them back on any tv. get u-verse tv for only $29 a month for 6 months. in the network, every
the obama administration is seeking to aid libyans ousting their leader. hillary clinton is in geneva to make the case for stronger action at a series of high-level talks. >> will: we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. the latest of wisconsin and why leaders there are still very mad at the government. here is a live look in san jose clear today, mild, and joy the next couple of days it will be sunny then the rain is back our way....
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yes. >> [inaudible] president obama -- discussing enforcement measures? >> i am sure the secretary general will be discussing many aspects of this unfolding crisis involving libya -- whether it is in the borders or inside. obviously you had it is extremely significant development over the weekend with the security council adopted unanimously a resolution -- and clearly it will be important for the secretary general and the president of the united states to be able to talk about that and the ramifications. obviously there is a big focus now on the humanitarian aspects on this as well as the security dimension. i am sure that will be an important part of their discussions, and you will hear more from the secretary general on this later today. yes. then i am coming back to you, bill. >> any more information regarding lithuanian violation of human rights -- >> i do not at the moment when i do i will be happy to share that with you. >> when do you went to the airport to verify, was there any exchange of fire? >> i need to check with my colleagues in peacekeepi
yes. >> [inaudible] president obama -- discussing enforcement measures? >> i am sure the secretary general will be discussing many aspects of this unfolding crisis involving libya -- whether it is in the borders or inside. obviously you had it is extremely significant development over the weekend with the security council adopted unanimously a resolution -- and clearly it will be important for the secretary general and the president of the united states to be able to talk about that...
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. >> reporter: in his weekly radio address, president obama urged lawmakers to act fast. >> for the sake of our people and our economy we cannot allow gridlock to prevail. >> reporter: still many worry a deal to avoid a shutdown could just leave lawmakers in the same place two weeks from now. now, even if the government did shut down, social security checks would still go out. u.s. troops would remain in place and virtually every u.s. government agency would continue operating like the fbi, border patrol and the coast guard, all still operating. terrell? >> susan mcginnis in washington for us. susan, good to see you. take care. >> thanks. >>> hundreds thousands of americans served in europe during world war i, with the passing sunday of frank buckles, they are all gone. in 1917, not even 17 years old yet, buckles lied about his age to join the army. he served in england and france during the war. years later he was awarded the french legion of honor. when world war ii erupted buckles was a civilian working in the philippines. he was captured and spent years in a japanese prison camp. fra
. >> reporter: in his weekly radio address, president obama urged lawmakers to act fast. >> for the sake of our people and our economy we cannot allow gridlock to prevail. >> reporter: still many worry a deal to avoid a shutdown could just leave lawmakers in the same place two weeks from now. now, even if the government did shut down, social security checks would still go out. u.s. troops would remain in place and virtually every u.s. government agency would continue operating...
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on behalf of president obama and the american people, let me say that we are inspired by what you are doing and heartened by what it means for your future. the united states supports orderly, peaceful, and irreversible transitions to we'll democracies that deliver results -- to real democracy said deliver results for their citizens. our values converge, because supporting these transitions is not simply a matter of ideals. it is also a strategic imperative without meaningful steps toward representative, accountable, and transparent governance and open economies, the gap between people and their leaders will only grow and instability will deepen. what might have been possible in the 20th century, with new technologies and the power people now have to connect, is no longer possible. and to hang onto systems that are unaccountable and do not respond to the legitimate needs of the people poses a danger, not only two leaders, but to all of our interests. by contrast, history has shown democracies tend to be more stable, more peaceful, and ultimately more prosperous. democratic change must
on behalf of president obama and the american people, let me say that we are inspired by what you are doing and heartened by what it means for your future. the united states supports orderly, peaceful, and irreversible transitions to we'll democracies that deliver results -- to real democracy said deliver results for their citizens. our values converge, because supporting these transitions is not simply a matter of ideals. it is also a strategic imperative without meaningful steps toward...
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but so far in president obama's third year in office, the senate has only been allowed to consider 67 of his federal, circuit and district court nominees, as compared to over 100 for president bush. so we remain well short of the benchmark that was set during the bush administration set by democrats being in control of the senate. and if we can approach what we did with president bush, we could reduce vacancies from the historically high levels at which they remain throughout the first three years of the obama administration to the historically low level we reached toward the end of the bush administration. and i know the distinguished senator from iowa is going to want to speak on this, and time has been reserved for him, so i will first yield to the senator from pennsylvania on my time. mr. casey: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania. mr. casey: mr. president, i rise to ask consent to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. casey: mr. president, i rise today to offer a tribute to honor robert w.bogle and the phila
but so far in president obama's third year in office, the senate has only been allowed to consider 67 of his federal, circuit and district court nominees, as compared to over 100 for president bush. so we remain well short of the benchmark that was set during the bush administration set by democrats being in control of the senate. and if we can approach what we did with president bush, we could reduce vacancies from the historically high levels at which they remain throughout the first three...
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you type and with the technological change and having written about the obama movement, independents and the tea parties, the commonality is technology bringing people together in ways that the mainstream media doesn't understand. so what i would say is ultimately it is a worldwide movement towards exactly what we're talking about, political freedom, social justice. and ultimately i think what we have to see, jack eagen is that this is really both part of and in the vanguard of a degree of broad-based social change that is fundamental to understanding our world today. [applause] >> one thing i think you're seeing as a common element here is the time has come for us to pull the curtain back. instead, we've all been basically in doctrine one way or another with a lot of labels, frankly, and definitions that don't fit the reality of what's going on in america. or around the world. this is an evolutionary process, but when you tell people that there are more independents and democrats and republicans, that starts to shake up tomorrow because they had been led to believe, i have forced a
you type and with the technological change and having written about the obama movement, independents and the tea parties, the commonality is technology bringing people together in ways that the mainstream media doesn't understand. so what i would say is ultimately it is a worldwide movement towards exactly what we're talking about, political freedom, social justice. and ultimately i think what we have to see, jack eagen is that this is really both part of and in the vanguard of a degree of...